In the brief time toward the end of summer when Italian prune plums are available, a kuchen is an excellent way to use the fleshy fruits. Originally grown in France, these plums have thin skins and ...

Bakers who’d rather not deal with rolling out dough will like this cakey press-in-the-pan pastry, which forms the base for a cream-cheese topped plum kuchen. Press the dough evenly on the bottom and ...

Autumn plums remind me of fall hikes with my German friend Elke Webb, who would produce a fresh-baked plum kuchen with coffee after a long hike. I am not sure which was better, the sweet crust with ...

It seems like we’re on a fruit recipe roll. Not only do we have a citrus pie recipe for Lori this week, but Temple in Long Beach writes: “We have a prolific plum tree which gives us thousands of plums ...

It`s plum kuchen time,” proclaims a banner in the window of Noack`s European Pastries in Batavia. Indeed, not only is it plum kuchen time but it`s also strudel, kolacky, linzertorte, Black Forest cake ...

THIS is a sturdy crust that will stand up under the juice that plums, apricots, peaches and nectarines are bound to release. Italian prune plums are easy to handle as they slice easily away from their ...

This recipe originally was published in Good Eating with a story about kosher cooking. Although called a kuchen, this is actually a tart with a sugar topping. Barbara Slutsky of Highland Park said the ...

Now’s the time to bake with Italian prune plums, those succulent dark purple fruits that are flooding farmers markets and supermarkets right now. Some even call them the zucchini of fruit! But let’s ...

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, brown sugar, baking ...

This is a simple but delicious German plum tart. Serve with a dollop of cream or ice cream. If you use prune plums, use about 16 and slice them in half. Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a 9-by-13-inch ...